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What Do Local Public Health Departments Do? What do filling a glass of water from the faucet, ordering food in a restaurant, and making sure your kids don’t catch the measles have in common? They are all made safer, better, and more reliable thanks to the work of your local public health department. These examples represent but a small fraction of the work that local public health departments undertake. All day and every day, they work to preserve the health and wellbeing of our communities. From fighting obesity to smoking cessation and across a range of health needs, local public health departments have resources that promote healthy living and work to improve the quality of life in our communities. Below are a listing of activities and projects supported by local public health departments.
This webcast tells the story of one health department’s innovative approach of looking at the economic downturn and the resulting declines in revenue and increased demands for public health. The webcast is set for March 24 at 2:00 P.M. More » Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, along with Department of Health Director Pierre Vigilance and HIV AIDS Administration Director Shannon Hader released two reports on the state of HIV/AIDS in the District of Columbia. The reports are a part of the District’s overall effort to enhance data collection and analysis in an effort to provide effective public health programming for all health issues facing DC residents. More » A new report released by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) shows that many public health programs across the nation are at serious risk in the current budget crisis. More » |
